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The House Financial Services Committee Wednesday succeeded in passing a bill that had been blocked by the Congressional Black Caucus before Thanksgiving break — but not a single CBC member turned up to lend his or her support.

The bill to regulate systemic risk to the financial system — the last piece in the financial overhaul puzzle — passed 31-27 along party lines, but the absence of CBC members suggested that the caucus is still not pleased.

Reportedly unhappy with the White House's lack of progress on financial issues important to African-Americans, the members remain reluctant to discuss any differences they have with the administration.

The office of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the senior CBC member on the Financial Services Committee, did not immediately return a request for comment.

Some Hill sources believe that caucus members are meeting Wednesday to discuss their options. The bill could hit the House floor as early as next week.

Readers' Comments (16)

The congressional racist caucus is boycotting committee meetings. Maybe things in this country are starting to turn around. Maybe the head of the committee should have asked Fidel Castro or Chavez to forward an invitation to the members of the CBC to attend the meeting. They would certainly have showed up them.

Reportedly unhappy with the White House's lack of progress on financial issues important to African-Americans, the members remain reluctant to discuss any differences they have with the administration.

HANDOUTS are what's important to the CBC. The bill would cut back on HANDOUTS from hard working taxpayers. That's why they are upset and huffy.

Seems like people have elected a bunch of cry babies. If they don't get their way then they pout. Team players? They should of been there to vote. If they don't want to do their job then they need to step down. Even a present would look more adult then a no show!

Thank you for clearing that up. I was mistakenly under the impression that their concerns centered around the shortage of 80's era 4-door sedans (mainly due to Cash for Clunkers) that could be fitted with large diameter chrome wheels.

Of course the CBC is not pleased. They're the reason we're in this mess....making loans to those of bad credit ratings who never should have been given a loan in the first place. And that applies to Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians etc.

Let the libs call me a racist. I am not, I'm an economist and I don't believe in giving loans to those who can't pay them back.

The black caucus and the hispanic caucus seem to be black and hispanic first, hence the hyphenation, then Americans second. Therein lies the problem with this bunch and all of the group politics that has infected Congress.

CBC? You mean the BBB....The black bigot brigade, which is really the BSBB, the Black socialist bigot brigade. The same people who have destroyed all the cities in the country. Soul? They have no souls. They wouldn'nt be cryin dem blues for so long if they had souls. No, they have resentments for souls, fed by the endless stream of victimization. They have sold their souls to perdition. Mindless and souless.

Things get very interesting when the CBC and CHC complain that another group is getting more or less than "their" people are getting. So they don't even bother to show up to vote or discuss the issue. Does their pay get docked like their constituent's pay might be docked when they don't do their jobs? I forgot - congress is the ultimate government handout.

By all the comments so far, I see the Saltine factory closed early today.

The CWC (Congressional White Caucus) is everyone not in the CBC and CHC. Some ignorant White people are soo hypocritical. The CBC is a "special interest" group that lobbys for its constituents. No different than the Tea Baggers.

When you see "Black" or "Negro" in a title, this means some racist saltine denied these "Americans" the right to join their instituition. For instance, historically "Black" colleges (remember George Wallace and Brown vs Board of Education) or "Miss Black America" (until 1970 no Black women could enter). I could go down the list, but I'm sure you get my point.

Has far as handouts, well, you should picked your own damn cotton, but you were too lazy and evil to do so.

The Congressional Black Carcass(ok, Caucus) does not really re-present(no pun intended) the interests of the estimated 44 million Blacks as they so eagerly claim because of their continued Congressional Dereliction of duty and the penalty for such behavior is the immediate removal from office in November 2010.